Tweet A.K.I. Santa Barbara May 6th, 2007 (All photos by Alma Esquivel.) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The Basics Seminar was my first experience with an intensive day of training and kyu testing and what an experience it was! Being a new…
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A.K.I. Pennsylvania Spring Gasshuku
Tweet with Lia Suzuki Sensei April 28th and 29th, 2007 photos: Stephen Trinkle video: Tanja Stoyan To all: I’d like to try to express my deep thanks to the AKI SB members who were able to come to Pennsylvania last weekend to train with us. All of you boosted my energy and enthusiasm and rejuvenated…
Kids’ Aikido Roll-A-Thon Fundraiser
Tweet April 21, 2007 Aikido Kenkyukai, Santa Barbara 411-B State Street Santa Barbara, CA There was a big upset in the world of Kids’ Roll-A-Thon’s this year when 5-year-old Owen Thames of A.K.I. Santa Barbara Kids’ Class walked away with first place! Thames rolled, got up, rolled, got up, and rolled and got up repeatedly…
Kids’ Bring-A-Friend Day
Tweet April 14th, 2007 On Saturday, April 14th the kids at Aikido Kenkyukai, Santa Barbara held their first-ever Bring-A-Friend Day. Kids taught their friends everything they would need to know to make their first class a success, from how to enter the dojo properly and line up on time to how to do forward rolls…
1-Day Seminar with Suzuki Yasu Sensei
TweetAKI Santa Barbara and others March 11th, 2007 (All photos inside the dojo taken by Gen Yamaguchi.) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ It was very nice to see you again. Thank you very much for everything. I had a great time. Your…
Gasshou for Peace, 2007
TweetIn cooperation with: The Peace Academy and The Santa Barbara School District January 20, 2007 (All photos by Tom Long. Thanks, Tom!!!) Gassho for Peace, 2007 Dear Lia Sensei, I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation—thank you very much. Janet Wolf Santa Barbara County Second District Supervisor Gassho for Peace, 2007 On January 20th, A.K.I. Santa Barbara…
Gasshou for Peace, 2007
Tweet In cooperation with: The Peace Academy and The Santa Barbara School District January 20, 2007 (All photos by Tom Long. Thanks, Tom!!!) Gassho for Peace, 2007 Dear Lia Sensei, I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation—thank you very much. Janet Wolf Santa Barbara County Second District Supervisor Gassho for Peace, 2007 On January 20th, A.K.I. Santa…
Santa Barbara Independent Lia Suzuki Aikido Master
TweetApril 27 – May 4, 2006 By Alistaire Bland Santa Barbaran Lia Suzuki has studied the martial art of aikido for 24 years. She trained under a renowned master while living in Japan from 1987 to 1996, excelled, and returned to the United States. Today, she is considered one of the most talented aikido practitioners…
Santa Barbara News Press: Finding the Do
TweetLia Suzuki brings teachings of Japanese Aikido to State Street June 10th, 2005 By Leah Etling Santa Barbara News Press Sunlight streams into the alleyway dojo off State Street, flooding the little room with peace. Outside, tourists are streaming by on a nearly-summer day in Santa Barbara. Inside, Suzuki Sensei talks about the upcoming visit…
Aikido expert visits from Japan
Tweet December, 2003 Santa Barbara News Press Kirisawa Sensei, a renowned Aikido practitioner from Japan, will be a guest instructor at Lia Suzuki’s Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara, as part of the studio’s fifth anniversary celebration. Kirisawa is scheduled to give a demonstration on Tuesday, December 30, at 7:30 p.m. at the studio on 411-B State…
Aikido for all Ages
TweetApril 10 – 23, 2003 By Joanne Calitri Montecito Journal Lia Suzuki held an Aikido demonstration on Sunday, March 23, at her dojo, Aikido Kenkyukai, in Santa Barbara. Lia, who once taught Aikido in Montecito, opened her own dojo last spring. The youngest student giving a demo was three-year-old Francesca Diamond. Dressed in her Aikido…